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<p>IlikeOpenSource: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ProductCargo<br /> |Company=Fossorial Inc.<br /> |ProductLine=Reverse Proxy, Self Hosted, Open Source<br /> |InProduction=Yes<br /> |Logo=Pangolin.png<br /> |Website=https://pangolin.net/<br /> |Description=Identity-based reverse proxy and zero-trust remote access platform based on WireGuard®.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> <br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> Pangolin is a self-hosted open-source reverse proxy and identity-aware tunneling platform.<br /> While the core project remains GPL-licensed and self-hostable, recent releases introduce a consistent pattern where major new features are delivered in Enterprise or Cloud tiers rather than the Community Edition.<br /> This has resulted in a widening gap between the self-hosted version and paid deployments, particularly in identity management, infrastructure tooling, and remote access capabilities.<br /> <br /> ==Feature gating by release (CE vs Enterprise divergence)==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Release !! Feature Area !! Community Edition (Self-Hosted) !! Enterprise / Cloud Edition !! Source<br /> |-<br /> | 1.19.0 <br /> | Enterprise-gated remote access <br /> | <br /> * Standard client-based access only (Requires local client software)<br /> | <br /> * Browser-based SSH<br /> * Browser-based RDP<br /> * Browser-based VNC<br /> | https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.19.0<br /> |-<br /> | 1.18.0 <br /> | Infrastructure platform features <br /> | <br /> * Standard single-site routing<br /> * Exact-match resources only<br /> * Basic standard logging<br /> | <br /> * Multi-site routing<br /> * Wildcard resources<br /> * System monitoring<br /> * Audit logging<br /> | https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.18.0<br /> |-<br /> | 1.17.0 <br /> | RBAC and access control scaling <br /> | <br /> * Single role per user<br /> * Basic identity provider mapping<br /> | <br /> * Multiple roles per user (Multi-role RBAC)<br /> * Advanced identity provider mapping<br /> * Tier-based access separation<br /> | https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.17.0<br /> |-<br /> | 1.13.0 <br /> | Identity and network model expansion <br /> | <br /> * Standard tunneling only<br /> * No private resources<br /> * No device-based access policies<br /> | <br /> * Private resources integration<br /> * Device-based access model<br /> | https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.13.0<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Timeline of feature divergence==<br /> <br /> ===1.19.0 – Enterprise-gated remote access===<br /> Browser-based SSH, RDP, and VNC were introduced and explicitly documented as Cloud/Enterprise-only features.<br /> <br /> '''Features Excluded from GPL (Community Edition):'''<br /> * Browser-based SSH<br /> * Browser-based RDP<br /> * Browser-based VNC<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.19.0<br /> Docs: https://docs.pangolin.net/manage/ssh<br /> <br /> ===1.18.0 – Infrastructure platform features===<br /> Introduced multi-site routing, wildcard resources, monitoring, and audit logging, moving the project toward infrastructure orchestration functionality.<br /> <br /> '''Features Excluded from GPL (Community Edition):'''<br /> * Multi-site routing<br /> * Wildcard resources<br /> * Monitoring tooling<br /> * Audit logging<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.18.0<br /> <br /> ===1.17.0 – RBAC and access control scaling===<br /> Expanded RBAC to support multiple roles per user and improved identity provider mapping. This release establishes the foundation for tier-based access separation.<br /> <br /> '''Features Excluded from GPL (Community Edition):'''<br /> * Support for multiple roles per user<br /> * Advanced identity provider mapping<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.17.0<br /> <br /> ===1.13.0 – Identity and network model expansion===<br /> Introduced private resources and a device-based access model, expanding Pangolin beyond simple tunneling into structured identity-based networking. <br /> <br /> '''Features Excluded from GPL (Community Edition):'''<br /> * Private resources<br /> * Device-based access model<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.13.0<br /> <br /> ==Consumer impact==<br /> The Community Edition continues to provide core tunneling functionality, but newer releases increasingly restrict major platform features to Enterprise or Cloud tiers.<br /> The result is a structured divergence between:<br /> <br /> * Community Edition: base self-hosted tunneling system<br /> * Enterprise/Cloud: full feature platform with advanced identity, infrastructure, and remote access tooling<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * Open-core software model<br /> * Self-hosted infrastructure platforms<br /> * WireGuard<br /> * Cloudflare Tunnels<br /> * Twingate</div>

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<p>IlikeOpenSource: </p> <hr /> <div>{{ProductCargo<br /> |Company=Fossorial Inc.<br /> |ProductLine=Reverse Proxy, Self Hosted, Open Source<br /> |InProduction=Yes<br /> |Logo=Pangolin.png<br /> |Website=https://pangolin.net/<br /> |Description=Identity-based reverse proxy and zero-trust remote access platform based on WireGuard®.<br /> }}<br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> Pangolin is a self-hosted open-source reverse proxy and identity-aware tunneling platform positioned as an alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels.<br /> <br /> While the core system remains open source, recent development has introduced a structured separation between Community Edition and Enterprise/Cloud editions. Over successive releases, major platform features have increasingly been introduced with explicit or implicit restrictions that place advanced functionality outside the Community Edition.<br /> <br /> This results in a functional divergence between the self-hosted GPL version and paid tiers, where Community Edition remains focused on baseline tunneling while newer platform capabilities are delivered in Enterprise/Cloud.<br /> <br /> ==Release-by-release CE vs Enterprise feature exclusion audit==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> <br /> ! Release !! Feature introduced !! Community Edition (GPL self-hosted) !! Enterprise / Cloud Edition !! Source<br /> 1.13.0<br /> -<br /> 1.13.0<br /> -<br /> 1.17.0<br /> -<br /> 1.17.0<br /> -<br /> 1.18.0<br /> -<br /> 1.18.0<br /> -<br /> 1.18.0<br /> -<br /> 1.18.0<br /> -<br /> 1.18.0<br /> -<br /> 1.19.0<br /> -<br /> 1.19.0<br /> -<br /> 1.19.0<br /> -<br /> 1.19.0<br /> }<br /> <br /> ==Timeline of product positioning shift==<br /> <br /> ===Initial positioning (1.0.0 era)===<br /> Pangolin was introduced as a self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare Tunnels, designed for full user-controlled deployment of identity-aware reverse proxy infrastructure.<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.0.0<br /> <br /> ===Feature expansion phase (1.13.0)===<br /> Private resource controls and device-based identity models expanded the system beyond simple tunneling into a broader access-control platform.<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.13.0<br /> <br /> ===RBAC and identity segmentation (1.17.0)===<br /> Advanced RBAC features including multi-role support were introduced, forming the basis for later tier separation between Community and Enterprise editions.<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.17.0<br /> <br /> ===Infrastructure platform expansion (1.18.0)===<br /> Multi-site routing, wildcard resources, monitoring, and audit features were introduced, significantly expanding the system into infrastructure orchestration territory.<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.18.0<br /> <br /> ===Enterprise-gated remote access layer (1.19.0)===<br /> Browser-based SSH, RDP, and VNC access were introduced and documented as Cloud/Enterprise-only features, excluding them from the Community Edition.<br /> <br /> Source: https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/releases/tag/1.19.0<br /> Docs: https://docs.pangolin.net/manage/ssh<br /> <br /> ==Consumer impact==<br /> The Community Edition remains functional as a self-hosted tunneling system, but successive releases introduce major platform capabilities outside the GPL self-hosted version.<br /> <br /> This produces a consistent structural pattern:<br /> <br /> Community Edition retains core tunneling functionality<br /> Advanced identity, infrastructure, and remote access features are moved to Enterprise/Cloud tiers<br /> Feature parity between self-hosted and hosted versions decreases over time<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> Open-core software model<br /> Self-hosted infrastructure platforms<br /> WireGuard<br /> Cloudflare Tunnels<br /> Twingate</div>

IlikeOpenSource https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Pangolin_Self-Hosted_Reverse_Proxy_Service&diff=57645 2026-06-12T23:56:08Z

<p>IlikeOpenSource: Add article</p> <hr /> <div>{{ProductCargo<br /> |Company=Fossorial Inc.<br /> |ProductLine=Reverse Proxy, Self Hosted, Open Source<br /> |InProduction=Yes<br /> |Logo=Pangolin.png<br /> |Website=https://pangolin.net/<br /> |Description=Identity-aware VPN and tunneled reverse proxy for remote access based on WireGuard®.<br /> }}<br /> {{Ph-C-Int}}<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary==<br /> {{Ph-C-CIS}}<br /> <br /> Pangolin is a self-hosted, open-source reverse proxy and remote access platform positioned as an alternative to services such as Cloudflare Tunnels.<br /> <br /> While the core software remains available under an open-source license, development has increasingly shifted toward a multi-tier model consisting of Community Edition (self-hosted OSS core) and Enterprise/Cloud editions (managed and extended feature sets).<br /> <br /> As a result, the Community Edition increasingly functions as a baseline version, while many newer platform-level features are delivered primarily in Enterprise or Cloud tiers.<br /> <br /> ==Community Edition vs Enterprise Feature Drift==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> <br /> ! Feature / Capability !! Community Edition (Self-Hosted) !! Enterprise / Cloud Edition !! Notes / First Appearance<br /> Core reverse proxy / tunneling<br /> -<br /> Identity-aware access control<br /> -<br /> Role-based access control (RBAC)<br /> -<br /> Multi-site routing / HA features<br /> -<br /> Wildcard resources<br /> -<br /> Private resource HTTPS management<br /> -<br /> Alerting / uptime monitoring<br /> -<br /> Admin / action logs<br /> -<br /> Browser-based SSH<br /> -<br /> Browser-based RDP<br /> -<br /> Browser-based VNC<br /> -<br /> Integrated SSH system<br /> -<br /> Onboarding / hosted control plane<br /> -<br /> User limits / licensing scale<br /> }<br /> <br /> ==Consumer-impact summary (continued)==<br /> <br /> The Community Edition remains functional for basic self-hosted tunneling, but receives fewer major feature additions over time compared to Enterprise and Cloud offerings.<br /> <br /> For users adopting Pangolin specifically as a self-hosted alternative to commercial tunnel platforms, this results in a widening gap between expected feature parity and actual Community Edition capabilities.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{Ph-C-SA}}<br /> <br /> Open-core software model<br /> Self-hosted software<br /> WireGuard<br /> Cloudflare Tunnels<br /> Twingate<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Pangolin]]</div>

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